List Of Colonial Governors Of The Gambia
This is a list of colonial administrators in The Gambia from the establishment of the Fort James by the United Kingdom in 1815 until The Gambia's independence in 1965.
Read more about List Of Colonial Governors Of The Gambia: Commandants of Fort James (1815–1829), Lieutenant Governors of The Gambia (1829–1843), Governors of The Gambia (1843–1866), Administrators of The Gambia (1866–1901), Governors of The Gambia (1901–1965)
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